New Love

I was approached by a man from an internet dating sight, to write a poem for him.  I've never met the man and do not know if he took his trip or not as some health issues came up right at the time he was to leave.  He was going to travel part of the USA on his new motorcycle.  He had a smaller motorcycle when he was very young and life's responsibilities caused him to give it up.  Now in his 60's he was going to travel, do some sports writing and photography and incorporate this trip with a fund raiser for the Shriners Club to provide money for needy children's transportation expenses.  I hope you enjoy his poem as much as he did.

As a young man I traveled around

Many streets in many different towns

My motorcycle was a really nice BSA

How I wanted to travel the whole USofA

Life's turns left my dream for another day

Not really forgotten but tucked neatly away

Years passed and as I found my life had changed

This time I was a single man, once again

The ideal emerged from way down under

And I bought me a bike that sounds like thunder

She's a beauty if I have to say so myself

I don't plan to every tuck her away on a shelf

I have missed my bike of my younger years

But the need for comfort made me change gears

While it isn't the Goldstar from BSA

I'll now ride my BMW bike around the USofA

Let's make this important, let's make it a cause

Let's raise some money, stay within the laws

We'll help the children that will pay our dues

They'll need help to walk in their own shoes

We've stolen and lied about the state of our nation

While their future is bleak because we've been taken

I'll raise money, with the help of you my dear friends

Their lack of transportation hopefully will then end

So get out your checkbooks and send one to me

Know you can help with just a dollar or three

Let's show the young ones what we are made of

And give them some hope with unconditional love